>> > Bruce, would forcing a zoom owner to use a prime lens, say 50 mm, for >> > say 2 months, say forcing them to shoot, say one film a week, would >> > help zoom owner improve? >> >> I think so. Forcing a single angle of view onto the photographer also >forces >> a level of discipline that the zoom lens doesn't. >> I think a photographer becomes much better very quickly if they use only a >> few prime lenses for an extended period. >> However, I also think I am in the minority on this one, but I also think I >> am in the minority of people on this list who have taught photography. >> >> William Robb >> > >I should probably stay out of this, but.... I feel the same way as Mr. >Robb. I think zooms have a place in my camera bag, but it's rare that I dig >down that deep to pull one out. I've been trying to improve my photography >over the past couple of years, and using only single-focal-length lenses has >really given me the discipline to compose and frame better and understand >what I'm trying to accomplish. > >Christian
Yep, I'll go along with that. I have 2 zooms and I much prefer to ignore them. That said, the 2 lenses that follow me every day are a 22mm and a 45-112mm for practical coverage of most situations. In the event, I use the 22mm for landscapes, and the zoom for grabs and people. If I'm walking about with just one camera/lens, the one I prefer to have on the camera as an all purpose lens is a 35mm f1.8 macro. You can do anything with that. Regards the zooms - if i do have the zoom aboard, I tend to use it either fully at the wide end or fully at the telephoto end, hardly ever in the middle - how odd. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _____________________________ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
